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The Coastal Rowing Whisperer

Upbeat Marc Oria is a guru-like figure in Beach Sprints, which will debut at the LA Olympics, where world champion Chris Bak of the U.S. is favored to medal.
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Cedar Cunningham: Tall Order

At 6-foot-8, Cedar Cunningham lives up to his name. But is this fiercely competitive kid from Washington State’s club program destined to row in the LA Olympics?

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Best of 2023 – Event of the Year – Honorable Mention

The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing.
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Best of 2023 – Club of the Year

The 2023 Best Of series features the athletes, events, and moments that mattered in the year in rowing. First up — Club of the Year.
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The Serfs of Rowing

Assistant coaches work hard, put in long hours, and are essential to a team’s success. Yet their pay is so meager that many can’t buy a house, have children, and enjoy life fully beyond the boathouse.
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Failure to Invest

USRowing has failed to create the conditions that make it practical and appealing to train to be an Olympic champion. How bad is it? Winning any Olympic medal will be a step up and success for the biggest, richest, and greatest rowing nation on Earth.
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Rowing Makes Olympic History With the Inclusion of ‘Beach Sprints’ at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee announced today that Beach Sprint Rowing, a format of the Coastal Rowing discipline, will be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games programme, alongside Classic Rowing.
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Kim Brennan AM, Tim McLaren OAM to join sporting legends in Hall of Fame

Two greats of Australian rowing have been announced as inductees of the prestigious Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF), with Kim Brennan AM and Tim McLaren OAM to join the ranks of legends and household names on the honour board.
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Remembering Thor Nilsen: A Rowing Legend’s Legacy Lives On

World Rowing is truly saddened to hear of the passing of Thor Nilsen, who had turned 92 today.
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Rogers Family Commits $10 Million To Men’s Rowing

Commitment includes $5 million matching challenge.
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From the Editor: Change Has to Come

It could begin with racing beyond Europe.
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Olympic Rotation

Five women representing two rowing generations are vying for two coveted seats in the lightweight double that will compete for a medal at the Paris Games.
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An Immodest Proposal

At the collegiate level, there are spring championships for only half our sport—sweep rowing. Sculling championships in the fall could realize the potential of our whole sport. It works for running—track and field in the spring, cross-country in the fall. Why not us?
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‘Everybody Gets a Ring’

The slogan was heard often during this championship season to convey the essence of Stanford women’s rowing: Every person on the team is important—a principle evident in how they practice, interact, and compete.
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Recruiting: The Many Paths to College Rowing

Coaches build their teams in a variety of ways, pulling talent from multiple sources, not just traditional high-school programs.
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2026 World Rowing Shanghai Sprints Like No Other

The inaugural World Rowing Shanghai Sprints takes place on 26-27 September 2026 in Shanghai, China, bringing together some of the biggest names in international rowing for a fast-paced weekend of head-to-head racing. Rowers compete over a 500-meter course in a knockout format, with crews racing head-to-head through successive rounds to determine the overall winners.
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Head of the Cuyahoga Celebrates 30 Years

One of America's largest single-day regattas has grown to more than 2,200 athletes and 525 entries representing 53 clubs, 38 cities, 11 states, and Canada.
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New High School Rowing League

A new high-school rowing league is cheduled to begin in fall 2027 in Oklahoma City thanks to a $1 million grant from the Inasmuch Foundation to the RIVERSPORT Foundation, which will administer the new Varsity Rowing League.

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